Civil Rights Results
Hall & Lampros, LLP is an Atlanta civil rights law firm. We have recovered more than $9.7 million in civil rights cases involving excessive force, unconstitutional stops and arrests, and free speech retaliation, including a $4.8 million settlement with the State of Georgia.
Please note: Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. Every case is different.
Civil rights settlements
April 4, 2022: Hall & Lampros obtains a record $4.8 million settlement with the state of Georgia for Betty Lewis, the widow of Julian E. Lewis, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Georgia State Patrol Trooper in 2020. View the press release and digital assets here.
$4.8 million
(at the time the largest civil rights settlement paid by the State of Georgia)
Excessive force – shooting death of motorist
$2.5 million
Excessive force – shooting death of motorist by municipality police officer
$1,000,000
(policy limits)
Excessive force PIT maneuver against motorcyclist
$430,000
Excessive force by local police dept
$275,000
Excessive force and wrongful arrest
$250,000
Unconstitutional detention
$100,000
Unconstitutional stop and arrest of motorist
$75,000
Unconstitutional stop and tasing of motorist
$75,000
Tasing
$73,000
Tasing
$50,000
Excessive force against inmate
$47,500
Free speech retaliation
$42,500
Free speech retaliation
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